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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 04:43:39 AM

Title: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 04:43:39 AM: I know there is software to retrive info off of drives, but I never messed with a dead one. Is it possible to self fix it or do I have to send it to maxtor? There is data I want off the drive.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: xavier on June 30, 2008, 06:51:38 AM: There are co. that do DATA RECOVERY, Google data recovery
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Spoiler on June 30, 2008, 07:10:51 AM: By the way, sending a drive to a company that does data recovery can cost a lot...like $3000.00.

If the software doesn't work your going to have to ask yourself how bad do you want the data?
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 07:37:30 AM: Wow, verys pertty bad some what.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 10:17:41 AM: What are some good ones?
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 30, 2008, 10:20:02 AM: Quote from: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 10:17:41 AM
What are some good ones?
Recovery Software?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=recovery+software&btnG=Google+Search
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 04:22:14 PM: ANy that you use. Dont want some crap, messing with an already craped drive.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 30, 2008, 04:32:09 PM: I've used this before:

http://www.snapfiles.com/goto.php?id=104372&t=94623466&d=7112828&gourl=/features/filescavenger-704-421808.php
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 04:35:38 PM: Did you like it? ??? ??? ??? :o
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 30, 2008, 04:36:48 PM: I thought it was okay. Give it a try.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 04:47:05 PM: Just wanted something trust worthy, like something that had no spyware an stuff.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 30, 2008, 05:01:02 PM: I find Snapfiles.com a very trustworthy site. Don't worry. ;)
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 05:09:42 PM: Thats why I asked.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Spoiler on June 30, 2008, 05:20:22 PM: I have used Snapfiles.com for years. They don't put spyware in there software and they have some pretty good software.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 05:36:01 PM: Never said that they did just didnt want to have gottin something an it did.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Crafty on June 30, 2008, 06:42:24 PM: Quote from: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 05:36:01 PM
Never said that they did just didnt want to have gottin something an it did.

You got somthing? what did you get? I wont be using them if you did!!!!
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 06:55:50 PM: I never did just want to prevent a trojan or something.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on July 01, 2008, 05:14:20 AM: I got the program. Do I have to connect it as an external or internal.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on July 01, 2008, 06:27:08 AM: Hook it up as a slave drive (so it would be Internal).
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on July 01, 2008, 08:49:32 AM: I installed the software, hooked the drive up ran the software heard it beep wierd, the thing just ran like nothing is wrong. :o I'm using it right know. Saved me thridy dollars.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Spoiler on July 01, 2008, 08:59:39 AM: I have had drives that were sitting around for a few weeks that were toasted. I remeber one of them I banged on the table and it started right up. The bearings were stuck and banging it broke it free.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on July 01, 2008, 09:01:20 AM: Bearings? There are ball bearings in a Hard Drive? ??? ???
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on July 01, 2008, 09:20:21 AM: Not that I know of I took my one drive apart an it was dead. I think he means the needle that reads the hd sectors.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Spoiler on July 01, 2008, 11:00:30 AM: The motor has an external rotor; the stator windings are copper-colored. The spindle bearing is in the center. To the left of center is the actuator with a read-write head under the tip of its very end (near center); the orange stripe along the side of the arm, a thin printed-circuit cable, connects the read-write head to the hub of the actuator. The flexible, somewhat 'U'-shaped, ribbon cable barely visible below and to the left of the actuator arm is the flexible section, one end on the hub, that continues the connection from the head to the controller board on the opposite side.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on July 02, 2008, 01:09:16 PM: I never got that tech with it. Just took the top off of it.
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on July 02, 2008, 01:30:21 PM: Quote from: squall_01 on July 02, 2008, 01:09:16 PM
I never got that tech with it. Just took the top off of it.
That's why it died... ::)
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: squall_01 on July 02, 2008, 02:20:48 PM: It was already dead :o
Title: Re: Dead Drive Problems.
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on July 02, 2008, 02:22:58 PM: I have a dead hard drive back at home for a mirror on my desk.